Conroe Ranks Among Fastest Growing Large United States Cities

Conroe Ranks Among Fastest Growing Large United States Cities

Conroe may not be the first community that comes to mind when talking about national hot spots of explosive growth.

Yet Conroe is the only city in the Houston area that made the U.S. Census' list of the top 15 fastest-growing cities with populations over 50,000. From 2013 to 2014, its population jumped by 5.2 percent to 65,871, census figures show.

That growth rate was surpassed by only three other Texas cities - San Marcos (7.9 percent), Georgetown (7.6 percent) and Frisco (5.8 percent); and two others outside Texas - Doral, Fla. (7 percent) and South Jordan, Utah (5.7 percent).

Mayor Webb Melder said he's not in the least surprised by the growth of Conroe, which has mushroomed by a staggering 67 percent since 2000. Conroe is located about 12 miles north of The Woodlands, the fast-growing master-planned community of more than 100,000 residents.

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